More information about Divvy and bicycling in general will be available Thursday at the Cycling Extravaganza and Transportation Fair, 10 a.m. “We want more exercise - more people engaged in physical activity - and this is an important step to moving in that direction.” “This is a very positive trend,” he said.
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However, with so many bikes already on the road and an estimated 4,000 more expected, Soot says fewer accidents are occurring as city drivers and bicyclists adapt to each other. From 2005 to 2010, 9,000 bike-related accidents were reported in Chicago, 32 of them fatal, according to official reports.
Safety is a concern for urban bicycling, however. Though there are currently no student discount fares, Klein-Banai said she hopes to develop a membership plan in the future, possibly using the Student Green Fee.Ĭhicago is one of the nation’s more bike-friendly cities, with about 120 million miles biked each year and nearly 16,000 biking commuters, Soot said. “I envision it to include the west side, as a way to get around campus,” Klein-Banai said. With an expected 400 Divvy stations and 4,000 bikes by spring 2014, Divvy could have a big impact on neighborhood and campus travel. “Biking is popular and becoming more popular.” “There’s no other form of transportation that has exploded over a 10-year period,” said former Urban Transportation Center director Siim Soot of bicycling riding.
Harrison St.Īdditional stations are set to open on west campus in September.Īlthough Divvy had some early detractors, ridership has risen to 325,000 rides and 950,000 miles logged since June 28, according to Streetsblog Chicago. Klein-Banai, who described the bikes as “sturdy” but unable to go “super fast,” occasionally uses Divvy to connect to her train and get to the Loop for meetings.ĭocking stations on campus territory include locations near the Daley Library and Library of the Health Sciences, Student Services Building, Student Center East, Stukel Towers and the walkways at 900 W. “I think it’s a great as an additional way to connect the first leg or last leg of your trip.” “I’ve heard nothing but positive things,” said Cynthia Klein-Banai, associate chancellor for sustainability. If the bike isn’t docked within 30 minutes, overtime fees are charged. The service offers annual memberships at $75 for unlimited 30-minute trips and a 24-hour pass for $7 for unlimited 30-minute trips. What’s going on?ĭivvy - Chicago’s bike sharing service - has found its way to UIC, with seven docking stations on campus and more to come. Its name, meant to evoke the act of division and sharing, captures the nature of the bike-sharing service launched in June with 75 stations.ĭivvy offers users the rental of three-speed bikes for 30 minutes at a time.
You’ve probably noticed lots of people riding blue bicycles in the neighborhood around campus. Chicago will expand its Divvy bike sharing system this year, creating more than 200 jobs in the process, thanks to a 50 million investment approved by the. Update: Discount memberships are now available to UIC students, faculty and staff through the Office of Sustainability.
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